septentrional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the north; northern.

Pronunciation

/sɛpˈtɛntɹɪənəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-septentrional.wav

Word forms

septentrional more septentrional most septentrional

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin septentriōnālis, from septentriōnēs (“seven plow oxen”), a name for the constellations now known as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, which appear in the northern sky.

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